NEWS
2025
June
ż Hospitality Research Center Awarded Grant to Study Economic Impact of 2025 Mardi Gras Season
The ż’ Hospitality Research Center has been awarded a grant to assess the economic impact of the 2025 Mardi Gras season across Louisiana. Read more
May
From Pandemic to Purpose: Julie Stokes and President Kathy Johnson Send Off ż’s Class of 2025
On Friday, May 9th, along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, approximately 700 ż students were celebrated by cheering famili Read more
April
ż Receives New Carnegie Classifications For Institution Type, Student Access and Earnings
The ż has been classified as a Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium institution with Higher Access, Medium Earnings. Read more
ż Students Win Prize at Prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition
Mechanical engineering junior Andrew Bradford and recent computer science master’s graduate Jared Wise make up two-thirds of a combined ż and Ole Miss team called “Automatic AI.” Read more
ż Students Participate in 14th Annual University of Louisiana System Academic Summit
Thirteen ż students participated in the University of Louisiana System 14th Annual Academic Summit at Nicholls State University. Read more
Finance Students Place in Regional Student Managed Investment Fund Competition
Ethan Evans is a master’s in finance student and Craig Delaune is a finance major in the accelerated master’s program. Read more
MBA Students Promote Graduate Business Program As Part of Class Project
The experiential project was part of Elyria Kemp’s Strategic Marketing Management class. Read more
March
ż Alumna, Business Owner and Civic Leader Julie Stokes to Serve as Spring 2025 Commencement Speaker
Stokes is a past winner of ż’s Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award, a former state legislator and a current member of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. Read more
In Memoriam: Interdisciplinary Studies Administrator Dan Harper
Harper retired from ż earlier this year as the associate director of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, having positively influenced numerous students over the course of almost 30 years. Read more